While the few of them were chatting, the Magical Girls who had overshot their flight paths finally returned one after another, with Scarlet Moon arriving the fastest among them.
Seeing the three of them happily conversing, Scarlet Moon’s expression darkened for a moment, but she quickly mustered her spirit and apologized to her senior.
“Sorry, Senior, I flew past the turn!”
Throughout, she seemed to be deliberately ignoring her own elder sister.
Crimson Core seemed like she wanted to say something, but in the end, she remained silent.
The relationship between the two sisters was indeed somewhat strange. Luo Shuangyue’s gaze lingered between them before drawing a conclusion.
Awkward—it was odd how two sisters could interact almost like strangers.
Looking at this, Luo Shuangyue suddenly felt that her relationship with Luo Shuangxing was actually quite good.
“In the starry sky, you all need to be careful—”
Once all the Magical Girls had regrouped, the senior led them flying slowly while explaining all the points to watch out for during space combat.
The most important thing was to control their speed.
Everyone listened seriously. Lessons from a Full Bloom-Class Magical Girl weren’t something that happened often, and what she taught was very practical—knowledge that could very well concern their survival.
Not paying attention now would be courting disaster.
“Our patrol route goes from here to there. Follow me; we need to complete this patrol within four hours.”
“Yes!”
“We haven’t received any messages from our clone, and the scouts we sent out seem to have been completely swallowed by the Darkness… What exactly is going on there?”
In the pitch-black void of space, a giant black orb, like a planet-sized eye, stared into the distance.
Beside it, a vast army of Magic Beasts swirled like an ocean. This elite army was forged during its battles against the Elven civilization.
With these reliable subordinates, it had easily crushed the proud Elf Civilization and erased it from the starry sky completely.
But now, it noticed something very strange.
It had dispatched a clone to hunt down the last surviving Elves. By now, the mission should have been completed and the confirmation sent back.
Yet no such message had been received.
And the multiple scouts sent toward the clone’s location had all vanished without a trace.
One or two disappearances might be accidents, but so many? Definitely not.
Its massive army was already on the move. No matter what was happening there, it had to find out.
A Magic Beast army equipped with Spatial Beacons had already set out as the vanguard.
They would open a Spatial Channel at the location, enabling the main force to traverse an immense distance instantly and appear right there.
Spatial Channels—this was how it had managed to shatter the entire Elven civilization so quickly.
The Elves’ technology was impressive, but still no match for the unscientific Magic Beasts.
After all, every member of the Magic Beast army possessed a travel speed far exceeding the speed of light.
“Something’s not right.”
Halfway through the patrol, Luo Shuangyue suddenly frowned.
Because she relied on the omnipresent Sea of Magic for acceleration, deceleration, and maneuvering, her perception of the Sea of Magic was far keener than the others’.
Right now, she sensed the Sea of Magic around her stirring restlessly, as if a large object was rushing through at incredible speed.
“There’s something in the Sea of Magic!” Luo Shuangyue shouted to the senior ahead.
The senior froze briefly before immediately calming herself to sense the Magic Power around her.
A second later, she raised her hand high and slapped the air forcefully in a certain direction.
“Show yourselves!”
An invisible wave of Magic Power rippled outward, and at some unknown distance, the vast Magic Beast army was affected by the wave, staggered, and distorted into sight across the starry sky.
Forced out of their rapid march, over half of them were killed instantly; only a small portion barely survived.
They looked around, realizing the area was empty and the destination still far away.
But now, they could no longer use their high-speed travel mode and had to fly toward their goal by the most ordinary means.
How long it would take to reach the destination… who knew? It would surely take several days.
After sending that powerful palm strike into the unknown, the senior clenched her fist and said to the confused group behind her, “Continue the patrol!”
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to deal with the Magic Beasts, but she had no idea where those beasts might appear next.
Her palm strike was simply a powerful interference meant to disrupt their movement, like throwing a giant wave at a ship traveling on the Sea of Magic.
Where the ship was and whether the wave would capsize it was unknown.
But now, she was certain the Magic Beasts were close by and that they had a unique mode of rapid travel.
After completing this patrol mission, she immediately pulled Luo Shuangyue to meet the other Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls at the Lunar Base and laid out everything that had just happened.
Upon hearing the story, the Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls without current missions showed surprised expressions.
They hadn’t expected Magic Beasts to have such a mode of travel.
If Luo Shuangyue hadn’t reacted so quickly, the Magic Beasts could have charged right up to their faces without them noticing the threat.
“Lord Dark Moth, how did you discover the Magic Beasts’ scheme?”
Among the Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls was a senior familiar with Luo Shuangyue—Long Wen.
It was most appropriate that she asked Luo Shuangyue this question.
Other Full Bloom-Class girls might still maintain some formality toward the senior, but Long Wen didn’t—she was already very close with Luo Shuangyue.
“It was just a coincidence. When I’m flying, I constantly sense the Sea of Magic to fine-tune my wing performance, so I noticed something strange coming from another area.” Luo Shuangyue scratched her head, admitting it was a blind stroke of luck.
Most Magical Girls didn’t rely on the Sea of Magic for acceleration or deceleration, so they paid little attention to it.
But she was different.
She was like a small boat sailing on the ocean, especially sensitive to the winds and waves.
Just now, she had sensed an unnatural ripple on the Sea of Magic, prompting her to alert the team leader.
The Full Bloom-Class truly lived up to their title.
As soon as Luo Shuangyue alerted her, the senior immediately noticed the disturbance and even launched an attack at the source.
“It seems the Magic Beasts move by using the Sea of Magic, but how fast they can go, I still don’t know,” the senior who had interrupted the Magic Beasts’ advance scratched her head.
She was more of a practical type than theoretical and wasn’t very sensitive to such data.
All she knew was that magic didn’t obey science.
The wave of Magic Power she unleashed with her palm strike certainly exceeded the speed of light.
“It’s safe to say it won’t be a Royal-Class Magic Beast attacking—otherwise, your palm strike wouldn’t have stopped it.”
Long Wen stroked her chin and murmured, “I’ll send this info back to the Dadi so they can calculate the possible speed. But the easiest way is to simulate it.”
“Have a First Bloom-Class Magical Girl fly like the Magic Beasts using the Sea of Magic—that way, we can roughly measure their flying speed.”
This proposal received unanimous approval from the Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls.
Forget about theory—direct practical testing was always more accurate than guessing.
After all, there was no theoretical foundation for this; it would be hard for the people on the Dadi, who couldn’t even sense Magic Power, to figure it out.
It was better to have the Magical Girls themselves gather the data through practice.
The problem was, where could they find a First Bloom-Class Magical Girl who could fly using the Sea of Magic?
Most Magical Girls only knew they could draw Magic Power from it, but nothing more.
Finding such a person was truly difficult.
Then suddenly, all the Full Bloom-Class girls’ eyes turned toward Luo Shuangyue, as if she were the perfect candidate.
First Bloom-Class, relying on the Sea of Magic for flight, and with a deeper understanding of it than most—it was a perfect fit.
Being stared at by several powerful seniors at once, Luo Shuangyue felt a sinking feeling in her chest—oh no, she was in trouble!
And her premonition was confirmed.
Long Wen stood and gently patted Luo Shuangyue’s shoulder, speaking seriously.
“Lord Dark Moth, the organization has a mission for you.”
“Huh?”
“Can you learn to fly fully integrated with the Sea of Magic, like the Magic Beasts? We really need your help now. If you cooperate, you’ll get this data at least.”
Grasping Luo Shuangyue’s shoulder, Long Wen whispered in her ear.
She didn’t bother with empty words, but spoke straightforwardly: as long as you work with us on this research, there will be great benefits.
Not just material rewards—the Magic Department owes you a big favor.
If you ever need the Magic Department’s help in the future, just ask. As long as it’s not too unreasonable, they will assist.
Even if you want a few of us to be bridesmaids at your wedding, that’s doable.
Luo Shuangyue’s throat moved as she swallowed.
She wasn’t short of money anymore. After helping the Magic Department several times, she had become comfortably well-off.
But compared to material rewards, what interested her most was the favor Long Wen mentioned.
With such a favor, her search for her parents might face fewer obstacles.
If she encountered a tough situation, she could even call a Full Bloom-Class senior over to handle it.
Thinking this over, Luo Shuangyue no longer hesitated and nodded firmly.
“Alright, I agree!”
Long Wen’s face brightened instantly.
She loved how easygoing and responsible Luo Shuangyue was.
As for rewards or favors, Long Wen didn’t care.
Without those favors, would she refuse to help Luo Shuangyue if she ran into trouble? No way!
Magical Girls weren’t heartless like that.
So Long Wen felt this was basically a win-win for her.
“Go rest for now. I’ll discuss the experiment details with the others.
Tomorrow morning, just wait here.”
“Okay, got it!”
As Luo Shuangyue left, the Full Bloom-Class Magical Girls immediately formed a circle to discuss the next steps.
After what felt like an eternity of honest conversation, a few of the cleverest among them finally came up with a testing plan.
“We’ll follow this plan tomorrow. No objections?” Long Wen crossed her arms, the main proponent of the plan.
The others nodded.
“Alright, it’s decided!”
When Luo Shuangyue flew back to the dormitory, Luo Shuangxing hadn’t returned yet.
After all, she had to endure intense group tutoring from several teachers and probably wouldn’t be back before nightfall.
Luo Shuangyue had accompanied the Magic Department Magical Girls on their patrol, but it hadn’t taken much time.
Including departure and return, it was only 5 p.m. now.
Though on the Moon, day and night weren’t so distinct.
“Strange, where did Xia Mo go?” Luo Shuangyue wondered.
Xia Mo should have been waiting for her in the room, right?
Could it be that she didn’t have a room card to get in, didn’t know when Luo Shuangyue would return, and so went to wait in the next room?
After thinking carefully, Luo Shuangyue considered this quite possible.
She stood and walked to the next room, pressing the doorbell.
A few seconds later, Xia Mo opened the door, looking a bit embarrassed.
“Shuangyue, wait for me a little longer. I’ll be there soon.”
“Hm? What happened?” Luo Shuangyue was stunned. What could make Xia Mo say “wait a bit”?
“What’s wrong that you need me to wait?” she wondered.
“Scarlet Moon doesn’t seem very happy. I’m comforting her.”
Xia Mo glanced inside helplessly and explained.
After the patrol squad disbanded, Scarlet Moon had rushed straight back to her room and buried herself under the covers.
Xia Mo, ever the central air conditioning type who couldn’t bear seeing other girls upset, had naturally wanted to ask Scarlet Moon what was wrong.
But no matter how much she asked, Scarlet Moon wouldn’t open up—acting as if she wanted to suffer in silence.
This left Xia Mo a little speechless.
“Ah, well… keep it up then.”
Since she couldn’t help much with this, Luo Shuangyue was well aware of her own limits when it came to comforting others.
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